Union Carbide gas leak

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
gptkbp:aftermath long-term health effects
environmental contamination
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bhopal_disaster
gptkbp:category industrial accidents
environmental disasters
chemical disasters
1984 disasters in India
gptkbp:cause methyl isocyanate gas leak
gptkbp:compensation $470 million settlement (1989)
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 1984-12-02
1984-12-03
gptkbp:documentedIn books
documentaries
films
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union Carbide gas leak
gptkbp:injuries over 500,000
gptkbp:legalIssue criminal and civil cases
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bhopal
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Bhopal_Gas_Tragedy_Memorial
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Warren_Anderson
gptkb:Arjun_Singh
Rashida Bee
Satinath Sarangi
gptkbp:notableVictim residents of Bhopal
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Union_Carbide_India_Limited
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Union_Carbide_Corporation
gptkbp:substanceReleased gptkb:hydrogen_cyanide
methyl isocyanate
phosgene
monomethylamine
gptkbp:victim estimates up to 15,000-20,000 (long-term)
over 3,000 (official immediate count)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:One_Night_in_Bhopal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7